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A review by khines213
Tiger Eye by Marjorie Liu
2.0
Fascinating premise that led me on a crazy rabbit trail about the difference between Chinese and Arab genie folklore that resulted in the revelation that Aladdin is not originally an Arab legend. Kudos to the author for being true to the culture and having the tiger shifting genie housed in a puzzle box.
I'm giving 90% of this book three stars because I enjoyed it and was totally on board for this whole premise and world and was prepared for a series dive until something that happened in the last 75 pages that crossed a major line for me. Therefore, I'm dropping this to 2 just for that.
**Warning: Read no further unless you really want to know. If you don't, stop here.**
When our hero finally rediscovers his ability to shift (due to a bout of sex--of course) he then proceeds to show her what a "mate kiss" is and I WAS NOT PREPARED. I am shook. I am still shook. I will be a little more wary (but only a little) of shifter romances going forward because WHO KNEW THIS WAS A THING?? NOT ME. Ms. Liu's version of a "mate kiss" is the woman getting oral from the man WHILE HE IS A TIGER. She has a TIGER giving her head. And we're all supposed to think it's sexy. Um no. You either do it both as humans or even both as animals. But not while one is a human and one is an animal. It's unclear because I was hard core skimming and jumping paragraphs to get to the end of the scene, but she might have given him head BACK while he was a tiger?? I'm a little more fuzzy on that part because again--I was in shock and skipping to the to end at that point.
I was literally 75 pages from the end so I finished it. But I finished it with one eye closed.
Silver lining?? In order to save him from being a genie she dies. BUT he gives up being a shifter to bring her back to life. So their weird human/animal sex thing ends after that one time. THANKFULLY, he don't got that tiger shape no more. But ONCE WAS ENOUGH.
A note for all my fellow romance readers out there, I'm not casting stones if you're in to this. No judgement. No shame. You do you.
But I have found my limit today. And this is what it looked like.
I'm giving 90% of this book three stars because I enjoyed it and was totally on board for this whole premise and world and was prepared for a series dive until something that happened in the last 75 pages that crossed a major line for me. Therefore, I'm dropping this to 2 just for that.
**Warning: Read no further unless you really want to know. If you don't, stop here.**
When our hero finally rediscovers his ability to shift (due to a bout of sex--of course) he then proceeds to show her what a "mate kiss" is and I WAS NOT PREPARED. I am shook. I am still shook. I will be a little more wary (but only a little) of shifter romances going forward because WHO KNEW THIS WAS A THING?? NOT ME. Ms. Liu's version of a "mate kiss" is the woman getting oral from the man WHILE HE IS A TIGER. She has a TIGER giving her head. And we're all supposed to think it's sexy. Um no. You either do it both as humans or even both as animals. But not while one is a human and one is an animal. It's unclear because I was hard core skimming and jumping paragraphs to get to the end of the scene, but she might have given him head BACK while he was a tiger?? I'm a little more fuzzy on that part because again--I was in shock and skipping to the to end at that point.
I was literally 75 pages from the end so I finished it. But I finished it with one eye closed.
Silver lining?? In order to save him from being a genie she dies. BUT he gives up being a shifter to bring her back to life. So their weird human/animal sex thing ends after that one time. THANKFULLY, he don't got that tiger shape no more. But ONCE WAS ENOUGH.
A note for all my fellow romance readers out there, I'm not casting stones if you're in to this. No judgement. No shame. You do you.
But I have found my limit today. And this is what it looked like.